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Firstborn of the Sun

Name: Firstborn of the Sun
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781405967594
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By Marvellous Michael Anson

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An epic fantasy debut inspired by Yoruba myths. Everyone is blessed with agbara, the power of the sun. Everyone except her. In Oru, L'ore is the only one without agbara—the ability to harness power from the sun. She must conceal this from everyone, including her best... Read More

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An epic fantasy debut inspired by Yoruba myths. Everyone is blessed with agbara, the power of the sun. Everyone except her.

In Oru, L'ore is the only one without agbara—the ability to harness power from the sun. She must conceal this from everyone, including her best friend, Alawani.

But when the gods declare Alawani an afa, he must be stripped of his power in a brutal trial likely to kill him. Unwilling to bear his death, L'ore vows to rescue him.

In a desperate attempt to channel agbara, an icy magic pours from her hands; a power she learns originated from a forbidden, secret land beyond the walls of Oru.

One where she and Alawani must now seek sanctuary and discover a secret that could bring the Kingdom to its knees...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405967594

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 41.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 414g

Pages: 608

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About the Author

Marvellous Michael Anson has been writing for over a decade and has self-published a thriller, His Dark Reflection, to critical acclaim. She was shortlisted for the Future Worlds Prize in 2023, the 2022 Jericho Writers Friday Night Live Competition and the 2022 Kit De Waal Bursary, was longlisted for the 2023 REVPIT competition, and won the 2023 Jericho Writers' Self Edit Course Bursary. In addition, Marve is a filmmaker who wrote and produced an award-winning short film in 2016 and is a recipient of the 2017 AFRIFF Film School Scholarship Program. She is a member of the Society of Authors, the World Science Fiction Society and the British Fantasy Society. She is a mentor for Black Girl Writers. Firstborn of the Sun is her debut fantasy novel.

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